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brace, $2. Six fine Roman Cucumbers, do., special premium, Si. 

 Squashes. — Joel Ralhbone, $2. Tomatoes. — Best six, Y. P. Down, $2. 

 Second do., E. P. Prentice, $ 1. 



Discretionary. — The Committee recommend, as worthy of special no- 

 tice and commendation : — 



Some very fine onions by Wm. Newcomb. Superior mountain June 

 potatoes, John H. Willard. Winter squash, James Montgomery, Troy. 

 Choice celery, by the President, Joel Rathbone. Very fine onions, E. P. 

 Prentice. Oxheart Cabbage, V. P. Down. Seedling cherries, very fine 

 flavored, Dr. Herman Wendell. Very large mountain June potatoes, 

 rhubarb, beets, onions, by Isaac Lovejoy. Alexander Walsh, a variety 

 of vegetables, fruits, flowers, garden loots, &c., tastefully arranged, at- 

 tracted much notice. A premium for collection awarded of $2. — Henry 

 Vail, Chairman. — Yours, B. P. Johnson, Secretary. 



Seeds of Grasses. — I send a few more seeds of the grass which I once 

 sentyou as the Muskeet, but Mr. Camak was misinformed about it. It is 

 not the Muskeet of the South-western prairies, but has been cultivated for 

 some years in southern gardens under the name of South A merican Velvet 

 Grass. It proves hardy here, and a tuft or two of it tastefully placed in a 

 flower bed, highly ornamental, especiall}' when contrasting its whitish spikes 

 with its dark green leaves. These leaves are exceedingly soft to the touch. 

 — Yours, M. A. TV., Athens, Ga., July, 1847. 



Cincinnati Horticultural Society. — Among the many Reports of Exhi- 

 bitions which have been kindly sent us by our correspondents, but which 

 we are not able to publish from their length, is one of the Cincinnati Horti- 

 cultural Society. Our correspondent writes as follows: — 



" Our spring exhibition went off very well, as you will see by the en- 

 closed report. Your old Seedling Strawberry continues to maintain its 

 high character and popularity. I noticed they were selling in n.arket yes- 

 terday, [June 4], at 15 cents per quart, while the Hudson and other kinds 

 sold at 7 to 10 cents. The sale of all kinds now averages 200 bushels per 

 day in our different markets ! It would amuse you to hear the German 

 hucksters recommending " Ho-vey's Shtrawberries ; firscht-rate." — YourSf 

 J. B. R., Cnicinnati, June 5, 1847. 



As Cincinnati is considered the great market of the Union for the Straw- 

 berry, certainly in quantity, if not in quality, we make room for th& follow- 

 ing account of the exhibition of strawberries, as it will tend to show what 

 varieties are principally cultivated, where some writers still insist that the 

 old Hudson, so called, is the best: Mr. Carter has shown what the fertile 

 soil of Kentucky will do when accompanied with proper treatment. We 

 shall send him the first number of our Fruits of America, to show that 

 we highly appreciate his skill in the cultivation of the Strawberry : — 



" A. H. Ernst exhibited 12 different kinds of Strawberries, 25 elegant 

 Bouquets, with a liberal supply of Evergreens, &c. 



From Mrs. W. P. Resor, Hovey's Seedhng Strawberry, with a profu- 

 sion of elegant cut flowers and Bouquets. 



From S. S. Jackson, several baskets of cut flowers, superb bouquets^ 



